June 28, 2015, 8:04AM

Since Pennsylvania expanded gaming in 2004, racetrack casinos have designated slots revenue to the Race Horse Development Fund, leading to important growth in our horse racing industry without relying on a single taxpayer dollar. Full story »

February 11, 2015, 12:27PM

Municipal fire stations, new roof for the Humane Society, new ballpark at Harrisburg High and eight K9 vehicles for Harrisburg police department are among the $6.4 million in projects receiving gaming grants in Dauphin County. Full story »

November 18, 2014, 11:15AM

While I cannot and do not recommend a specific applicant for this license, I urge the Gaming Control Board to select the applicant whose minority ownership and participation plan would be consistent with the mandate of the Gaming Act and the best fit for this city's diverse community. Full story »

March 05, 2013, 11:13AM

The latest monthly decreases may be another sign slots growth is leveling off. The state is facing increased competition from new or added gambling in Maryland, New York, Ohio and Delaware. Full story »

January 18, 2013, 10:51AM

CHEERS to James Peterson and Gary Carver, corporals with the North Middleton Township police, who were obviously prepared when confronted by one of those life/death emergencies that spring up outside the usual scope of law enforcement. Responding to a call regarding a possible heart attack, Peterson and Carver arrived to find an unconscious woman showing no pulse. Deploying CPR... Full story »

November 27, 2012, 1:09AM

Privatizing the state’s lottery might be the right move, but the way the Corbett administration is going about it is not. Pennsylvania is already down to one bidder: Camelot Global Services, which runs the lottery in the United Kingdom. Any student of business 101 knows that it’s hard to have negotiating leverage with just one company, especially because... Full story »

August 29, 2011, 6:43PM

Last week the Senate Democrats set the stage for what could be an epic showdown at the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa announced he was reappointing Greg Fajt to the board. Gov. Tom Corbett had announced a week earlier that he was replacing Fajt as chairman with Bill Ryan, the former Attorney General who issued... Full story »

August 19, 2011, 2:32PM

Gov. Tom Corbett named his former first deputy attorney general, William H. Ryan Jr., as chairman of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Friday afternoon. The Patriot-News reported on Thursday that Corbett was expected to appoint someone from inside the AG's office, and Friday morning The Associated Press named Ryan. Shortly afterward, Corbett's press office made it official with a... Full story »

August 16, 2011, 5:27PM

July was the highest grossing month ever for Pennsylvania casinos. The state’s 10 casinos took in more than $218 million from slot machines, and they raked in more than $56 million from table games. Most of the casinos in fact saw a decrease in slots revenue from last year, but the addition of $14.5 million from the recently-opened SugarHouse... Full story »

July 05, 2011, 6:04PM

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board released slots revenue for June on Tuesday, showing that in the year since table games opened in casinos across the state, slots revenue increased by 8.4 percent. Full story »